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SCOTS give councils more grief about potholes than any other issue concerning the nation’s streets, according to research.

The findings come from analysis of data from FixMyStreet, a website that lets residents easily report problems that need attention from their local authorities.

National Pothole Day – earlier in January – saw almost 2800 gripes alone sent to FixMyStreet across Britain – with about 100 from Scotland. And of the 10,427 grievances logged north of the Border in 2019, 34 per cent, or 3576 incidents, related to potholes.

A typical example came from a resident in Argyll and Bute, who wrote: “There’s a 150mm deep hole in the side of the road and the edge of it has collapsed.

“Driving along in the dark and heavy rain, it looked like a puddle. It destroyed a tyre and wheel, and has done goodness knows what damage to the steering and suspension.”

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But it appears that Scotland’s councils don’t seem too bothered about potholes, as 80 per cent of moans about the matter remained unresolved, according to FixMyStreet.

Street lighting was the second biggest concern in Scotland, attracting 10 per cent – 1084 – of the most recent criticisms. One angry Glasgow resident wrote: “Five street lights are all out and the whole area is blacked out.”

And the figures for fixing the problems were similarly gloomy, with 69 per cent still marked as open at the time of writing.

The third largest issue for Scots residents was the general state of the roads, with 963 recorded objections during the last year, 86 per cent of which had not been dealt with.

The fourth major bone of contention was the blight of fly-tipping, with 725 reports, while fifth on a long list of grumbles was the state of paths, with 652 logged incidents.

Among other problems, there were 264 complaints about abandoned vehicles, 352 over car parking, 90 for graffiti and 407 concerning dog mess during the last year.